Substance Use, Addiction and Related Behaviours Ontario Grade 4 Curriculum - Workbook & Slides!
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$14.95 CAD
Additional information:
This curriculum resource is designed to align with the Ontario curriculum for Physical and Health Education 2019, incorporating both Substance Use, Addiction and Related Behaviours and Social Emotional Learning Skills strands. Each lesson highlights one or more curriculum strands at the top of the page, promoting a cross-strand learning approach that encourages holistic development for students.
The lessons are carefully crafted to provide students with opportunities to explore personal safety concepts while actively practicing social and emotional skills. This integrated approach supports both academic and personal growth, ensuring meaningful and engaging learning experiences.
What’s Included:
· How to Use This Resource
· Teacher Slides in Power Point
· Eight Lessons
· Answer Key
Each lesson is thoughtfully designed for Grade 4 students, ensuring it reflects the values of representation, inclusion, and relatability. Lessons incorporate real-life examples to connect with students’ experiences and foster meaningful learning. Teachers are encouraged to adapt or expand upon the material to meet the unique needs and interests of their students, creating an engaging and supportive learning environment tailored to their classroom.
How to use the Teacher Slides: Simply follow the sequence of slides, adapt the content as needed, and use the prompts and visuals to engage your students effectively. Each slide is structured to provide clear, step-by-step guidance for delivering the lesson, making it easy to stay organized and on track. The slides are flexible, allowing you to customize the pace, language, or activities to suit your students’ unique learning styles and needs. Use the built-in visuals and prompts to spark discussions, encourage critical thinking, and create an interactive and dynamic classroom environment.
Student Lessons: Every lesson is paired with corresponding activities in the workbook, allowing students to actively engage with the lesson content and solidify their understanding of the topic. These activities are thoughtfully designed to align with the learning objectives, providing practical opportunities for students to apply what they’ve learned.
Substance Use, Addiction and Related Behaviours – Learning Objectives
Lesson One: Identifying Harmful Substances and Their Effects: (D1.4): Identify harmful substances found in tobacco and vaping products (e.g. nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide) and explain their short- and long-term effects on physical and mental health.
Lesson Two: Second-Hand Exposure Risks: (D1.4, D3.2): Describe the health risks associated with first- and second-hand smoke, as well as the effects of vaping, on both users and people around them.
Lesson Three: Refusal and Assertiveness Skills: (D1.4, D2.3): Practise assertive communication and refusal skills to resist peer pressure and make informed, healthy decisions regarding smoking and vaping.
Lesson Four: Decision-Making Strategies: (D1.4, D2.3): Apply decision-making processes to analyze situations involving substances, considering the pros and cons of their choices and the potential impact on themselves and their community.
Lesson Five: Explore Alternatives to Substances: (D1.4, D2.3): Identify and evaluate healthy coping strategies for managing stress and emotions, such as engaging in physical activity, mindfulness, or talking to trusted adults, instead of turning to substances like tobacco or vaping.
Lesson Six: Responsibility in Different Contexts: (D2.3, 3.2): Explore their responsibility in various settings (e.g., home, school, community) to make safe and informed choices regarding substance use and encourage positive behaviours in others.
Lesson Seven: Marketing Tactics and Influence: (D2.3, 3.2): Identify how tobacco and vaping products are advertised and marketed to young people (e.g., flavours, packaging, social media influencers) and discuss how these tactics can influence their decisions.
Lesson Eight: Building Peer Support Networks: (D2.3, 3.2): Explore the importance of having supportive friendships and peer networks to help them make healthy decisions, resist negative influences, & promote positive behaviours in their community.